Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-14

Providence railroad, at what is known as Bussey
Park bridge. The O'Clock train from Dedham.
consisting OF seven cars and a baggage car, under
charge OF Conductor Tilden. broke through the
bridge. The engine and three cars went over
safely, but the five others fell through the bridge
to the road beneath, distance OF thirty feet. The
last car, which was the smoker, turned completely
over, and struck on top OF the others, all being
crushed almost ont OF shape.
FIRE IN THE WRECK PROMPTLY ExTINGUIsHED.
1t is stated that the bridge where the accident
occurred is comparatively new one and that the
cars giving way, causing the car to strike against
the abutment OF the bridge The smoking ear,
after il fell, caught fire, but the fire department
was promptly on hand and prevented any spread
OF the flames.
THE BODIES OF THE DEAD
have all been removed and OF the wounded some
are at the hospital and some have been taken
home so that IL is very difficult to ascertain their
names and the extent of their injuries at the pres
Sergeant Naylor OF the West RoN bury division oI
the Boston police; W. +. Snow, Alice Burnett OF
Roslindale; Mabel Adams and Frank Norris OF
Dedham Harry Gay, mortaily injured ana dying.
Among the injured are Frank Plummer. Nellie
Palmer, Mrs. AIneS, George Lord, l.. a. Carr, Mrs.
Lippincott, Cassie Smithers, = DrSco. George
May and Fred +. Schroeder. Many or the injured
were brought TO the hospitals I'm this city, and
some of the killed have not been identified. The
train was
CROWDED WITH WORKING PEOPLE
and the most intense excitement prevails among
OF those killed and injured There are no reliable
details Of the number of the dead rs yet.
TwENTY-THREE KILLED OUTRIGHT.
The police say that ;,3 were killed outright and
that nearly as many more viii die. A. Webster
Clapp died in the Forest Hill station, where he
had been taken. The engineer, when his engine
broke from the train, kept right TO Forest Hill
and gave the alarm instead OF stopping TO ascer-
tain the extent OF the accident, and on tlE3t ac-
count it was impossible TO get assist ance at once
THE BODIES HORRIBLY MANGIED.
The officers OF the road present and are
doing all they can. Many doctors are there doing
everything in their power. superintendent Fol
or injured. The bodies OF the killed were lorri-
bly, mangled, some Of their heads being entirely
severed from their bodies and many OF The bodies
are crushed beyond recognition.
THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT.
mile M from Jamaica Plain where the main line OF
the Boston and Providence railroad branches OF
to the left to Readvflle and Providence, while TO
branch. This arm is built through a valley, and
the embankment for long distance is high one.
South street, which leaves Newton street near the
BuZZey woods runs dagonally under the track OF
the branch, and it was into this cut that the cars
OF the train plunged from the bridge which crossed
IT. i mas Deen o. stabed h tg eh OWING ho thG a
really the weakest on the concave side OF the
curve, where the heaviest strain was experienced
THE REVISED LIST OF DEAD
so far as ascertained is follows: Lizzie Walton
aged II years, OF Dedham; Myron Tilden, conduc-
tor; Lizzie Mandeville, OF Dedham; NJ. Taylor a
bury; Ida adams, aged l6 years, OF West Rosin-
dale; Ellis Burnet. aged 20 years, OF Roslindale;
apothecary. OF Boston; Mrs. Cardinal. of Rosin-
dale: Charles Snow. OF West RoXbury; stephen
Houghton, aged 3S years, OF Roslindale; w. Web
ster Clapp, OF West RoXbury; VIM. Z. snow, OF
West RoXbury; Mrs kennard, OF West RoXbury;
Frank Nichols, OF Dedham; II. Humphrey, OF Ded-
ham.
are the additional names OF John III. Drayton, OF
Dedham, right arm fractured: Edward Cooper. OF
nral
ant conductor or Dedham, seriously injured; II. &.
F. Drake slightly injured; .. $ Hammond, of Ded-
nam, RaS1,ndss rg. av SmrS braEemlr baalT h u
r. Spaano, barber, OF West RoXbury: William
Kreekles, Of West Roxbury; j. c: Clearney, OF
George waldron. OF Roslindale; = Hawkins, OF
Roslindale; Packard, OF Rosiindale (badly in
1ured> Charles May and Harry Gay ,a, mortay , in In;
back injured; Frank Young, of West RoNoury;
William Hudson, OF West RoXbury; William liaw-
cutler; Mabel Adams, two sisters named Harkins,
Sisters OF Miss Harkins who was killed.; Russell
Stubbs Providence railroad conductor, and T.. L.
Paul, section man.
TwKNTY-rHREE KILLED AND FIFTY INJURED.
The latest computation shows a total OF twenty
lBosToN. March 14.-The following additions TO
the list OF dead have been reported: Miss Harkins
Desha N MBa Of wes xse %anasr
delt Of DedHam; Harry Gay s,sI ol ROSPq.y
Smith, reported as injured, died at the city hos
pital and William Z. Durham died at the hos
pital making twenty dead whose names are
known. There are ut the morgue the bodies OF
three men and two women, which as yet remain
unidentified.
EIGHT COACHES ALMOST COMPLETELY DEMOLISHED.
An inspection OF the wreck reveals the fact that
the eight cars comprising the train are jumbled
into d complete wreck, not one OF the coaches
escaping almost perfect demolition. From the
location of the wrecked cars 1t would seem that
the first three cars passed over the bridge safely.
The structure evidently gave way When the fourth
car was passing over it. The five rear cars went
through to the roadway, landing In mass
OF spinters In the street. The strain OF the fve
falling cars pulled the three coaches In advance
from the rails They remained on top OF the en-
bankment, but were pulled on their trucks and
the flOor OF each was forced nearly to the
roof, while the seats were tumbled together in
great confusion. The end OF the second coach was
mass OF splinters caused by the car ahead grind
ing against it when the others went downsthe en-
bankment The third coach was flattened TO the
ground as II IL had fallen on its trucks from a
great height, although 1t remained on the edge or
the embanEment.